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Paying to Ignore Racism
Shaun Harper of the Graduate School of Education writes about institutions that choose to ignore racism on campus.
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The Folly of Targeting Big Pharma
Michael Mandel of the Wharton School authored an op-ed arguing that the biggest driver of rising health-care spending is the cost of labor, not drugs.
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Big(ger) Guns on Campus
Northeastern University is arming some members of its police force with semiautomatic rifles, despite the apprehensions of the nearby Boston Police Department and critics who worry about an increasing militarization of campus law enforcement. The decision -- motivated by a string of recent shootings on campuses and elsewhere -- has proven to be controversial, and drawn sharp condemnation from Boston’s police commissioner.
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Religious Colleges Obtain Waivers to Law That Protects Transgender Students
More than two dozen religiously affiliated colleges and universities across the United States have received exemptions from the federal civil rights protections provided under Title IX since 2014, documents show, waivers that activists said allow them to discriminate against students and employees on the basis of categories like sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Citadel Cadets Who Wore KKK-like Hoods Are Suspended
After photos circulated of cadets at The Citadel wearing white pillowcases over their heads — outraging some alumni and others who felt the costumes evoked those of the Ku Klux Klan — the president of the elite public military college moved quickly to suspend and investigate those involved.
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Audio: Muslims, Jews Find Common Ground in Atmosphere of Fear
Muslim Chaplain Kameelah Rashad talks about how the “Trumpisms” have brought the Muslim and Jewish communities together.
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New Jersey Officials See Hope for Jobs in Seton Hall’s Medical School Plan
New Jersey was once so chock-full of thriving pharmaceutical companies that it was known as America’s medicine chest. But that dominance eroded as one major drug company after another abandoned corporate campuses that had provided thousands of high-paying jobs. The exodus has left officials in the state scrambling to find ways to fill the voids. Hotels? Condos? Yet another shopping mall?
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Hearing of Kenney’s Concerns, Temple Pauses Stadium Plans
Temple University postponed plans Tuesday to study building a $100 million football stadium on its North Philadelphia campus, following opposition from Mayor-elect Jim Kenney. Patrick O'Connor, chairman of Temple's board of trustees, said university officials would meet with Kenney and his team within the next week to talk about the university's interest in placing a 35,000-seat stadium at the northwest corner of campus. O'Connor's announcement came at a meeting of the trustees.
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No, Suicides Don’t Rise During the Holidays
Dan Romer of the Annenberg Public Policy Center comments on the misconception that suicide rates rise during holiday time.
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Wanted: Brave Volunteers for Major Alzheimer’s Study
Angela Bradbury and Beth McCarty Wood of the Perelman School of Medicine comment on Alzheimer’s genetic counseling.